As we just mentioned in our “16 Anticipated Indie & Foreign Films” piece, Nicholas Winding Refn’s “Bronson” stars Tom Hardy as the titular psychopath with delusions of fame and celebrity by way of violence and insanity. ‘Bronson’s receiving a good deal of buzz in a Sundance that’s rife with content that will assuredly receive solid R ratings upon getting picked up and eventually released to U.S. audiences.
The trailer for ‘Bronson’ is now online and while the similarities between it and “Chopper” are there, the film looks to be heavily influenced by “A Clockwork Orange” (as one pull quote attests) and, in our opinion, bear a little trace of “Trainspotting” (that may just be Hardy’s menacing grin working it’s magic, though). We agree with those that have predicted this one to come out of Sundance with a handful of acclaim, some buzz, and a distro. deal.
Another reason why we may be feeling shades of “Trainspotting” in ‘Bronson’ is because of the ace choice of music playing during the trailer: the cheekily juxtaposed upbeat Pet Shop Boys’ “It’s A Sin.” We call the ‘Trainspotting’ similarity again in this instance because of how great and chock full of memorable British music it was. Fingers crossed that the expert music supervision and licensing doesn’t stop at the trailer for ‘Bronson’.
